A Market Bellwether, When Tesco ‘Slows Down’?
Whilst Tesco’s competitors would be unwise to take any comfort from a ‘hiccup’ in UK growth, it is perhaps useful to explore the extent...
The Private Equity Consumer?
Bearing in mind that the private equity retailer’s ‘long term’ objective is to re-sell the company to the stock market within a 3-5 year...
Four Shopper ‘Mind-Sets’ That Determine What Consumers Buy In The...
According to a Shopper study from The Nielsen Company, consumers experience up to four different shopping ‘modes’ during grocery shopping – and knowing how...
Managing Sainsbury’s while you wait…
With the UK’s No.3 retailer in limbo, facing two possible outcomes, Sainsbury’s suppliers cannot afford to freewheel in the meantime.
Essentially, option one is to...
Private Equity Independency?
Despite the fact that City opinion indicates that the private equity boom is ‘somewhere near its top’, it is likely that the effect of...
Private Equity Investment – a New ‘Deriver’ in Retail?
Given the current rate of change of ownership in the retail market, one might be forgiven for assuming that buying and selling retailers has...
Managing the Impact of the New Alliance Boots and A.S....
Given the inevitability of global trading fall-out as these potentially global players develop and use cross-border muscle, it is important that H&B suppliers take...
Globalising A.S. Watson – the Alliance Boots catalyst?
With the acceptance of the KKR-Pessina bid for Alliance Boots, and the relative lack of property sell-off options, it is probable that the takeover...
Going For Broke With Tesco?
Given Tesco’s rate of growth and level of expertise, and accounting for upwards of 30% of a supplier’s business, many companies are faced with...
Large Customers’ Impact Upon Suppliers, a Reality-check…
The Competition Commission’s Emerging Thinking document covers much useful ground which has since been assessed elsewhere. As always, apart from the main objectives of...
